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J. L. BOYLE.

C( iMBINED TALKING AND PICTURE EXH'BITING MACHlNE.

' APPLCCATION FILED own, 1914.

1,3 1 3,21 4. Patented Aug. 12,1919.

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7 I. L. BOYLE. COMBINED TALKING AND PECTURE EXHIBITING MACHINE.

APPLICATION men 022.28.1914.

1,313,214. 1 1 PatentedAug.12,19l9.

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COMBINED TALKING AND P'CTURE EXHIBITING MACHINE.

APPUCATION FiLED DEC. 25.1914.

Patented A g. 12, 1919.

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I. L. BUYLE.

COMBlNED TALKING AND PICTURE EXHIBITING MACHINE.

APPUCATION FILED DEC 78 W14 Patented Aug. 12, 1919. B SHEETS-MEET 4 FE -1" 9 winesses r "J LLBOYLE; COMBiN ED TALKING AND HCTURE EXHIBITING MACHINE.

APPLICATGON FILED DEC. 28.1914. 1 3 13,214. Patented Aug. 12,1919.

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ZbZ'ZnaSesi J. L. BOYLE.

COMBINED TALKQNG AND PICTURE EXHIB-ITING MACHINE.

' APPLICATION min DEC.2B. 1914.

Patentd Aug. 12, 1919.

B SHETS-SHEET 6- Win eases. 'ji'zveizzori' J L. BOYLE.

comma mums and PICTURE EXHIBITING mcma.

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1. L. BdYLE.

. EOMBINHJ TALKING AND PICTURE XHIBUTWG MACHINE. 1,313,214.

APPLICATION FILED DEC.2B, 191.4-

' Patented M13112, 1919.

, STATES 1lElATENT-OFEICE.

some L. BOYLE, or nosron, Mnss'acnusirrrs.

" column TALKING AND rIc'rcnE-nxnmrrmo uacnmr iTc all whom it mtglfancemi Be it known t I, JOHN'L. 13cm, a citizen of the. United States, residin at Boston, in the county of Suffolk and tate of us'et'ts, have nvented an Improvement .in- Combined. Talking and Pieture-Exhibiting Machines, of winch the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a multiple record talking machine combined with a multiplepicture exhibiting or projecting mechanism which -may be of the stereopticon type, adapted for delivering a lecture, speech, or

' remarks of an kind which may be of considerable-Iengt and exhibiting anextended series of appropriate pictures in properly timed relationto the several starts 0 the lecture-or the like. -A prime ject of-the invention is to provide an apparatus capable of-handling fa considerable number of talkin machine records in automatic sequence, an dcont-rolling for exhibition in synchronism therewith arcimsiderable number of pietures, the showing of which is automatically timed yvi'th reference to the delivery from the several records of the talking machine; this combination permitting the machine to 'be charged or loaded" for automatic delivery with an extended range and volume of ma'tter withoutrequirin anythingxo be repeated both as to oral eli'very and picture exhibition," thus. especially adapting the machine for. advertising, instructing.

andv entertaining purposes, A further object of the invention is to provide a. series ofautomatically 'operated controlling devices for. a picture exhibiting machine adapted to-be moved successively into and out of operativecposition. A further object is to provide ImEdI'I'S CORSiStlHg in' suitable in dicators, whereby the talking machine records arid the automatic controlling devices opticpn controllers may bemovcd in timed for the stcreopticon or other icturehxhibjtin apparatus, may be col-rec y located with ieierence to each other on their respective supports so that the record and, pictures will always coincide. A further object is to provide means whereby the controllers for the stereopticon and the talking machine records can be adjusted relative to each'other. A.

further object is td proyide mea-ns whereby a contact brush cofiperatirejvith the stererelation with the niachinerepro- Specification of Letters Patent.

be thereafter provide means for automatically readjustmg the pictures and the talking'machine while the apparatus is in operation. A furthcr object is to provide means whereby the machine may be operated when 'eithe partly Patented Aug; 12 1.919.

Application tiled December as, 1914. Serial No. atasao. A

- d u cer but at an increased rate. A further ob ect is to provide an autmnatic continu-,

ously operating mechanism which is prefor entirely filled with records and plctlire at will. A further OfbjOCt is to rovide means permitting the play1ng -and i lustratiiig of selected-single records, A further object is to provide a coin actuated means for starting the apparatus. A furtherwobject isto provide a combination of stereopticon con-c troller member associated with a. holder for a-talking machine record. A further object is to provide one or more detachable adjustable controllers having locating mums associated with a. record holder. To suitably broader aspects I have. shown the same herein embodied with a multiple record talking machine of-the cylinder record type, 'al- 'tvpe. The talking machine of the cylinder record type as herein shown is generally similar to that exhibited in-United States Patent No, 948,675. The multiple picture exhibiting machine or stereopticon is herein shown as generally similar to that of United States Patent No. 828,790. In each of these cases it is to he understood that the illustrate the invention particularly 1n its mechanism herein as to its operative details which it has in common with said patents is merely illustrative, and refer-- once is made to the showing of said patcnts for further understanding of various details which it is deemed unnecessary to show herein. The foregoing-and other ob- 'ccts and features of the invention will better understood 'from' the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings and-will pointed out in the appended claims.-

1 Referring to the'drawinfs:

Figure 1 is a plan view the cylinder type of phonograph and the eontro ler fort e stereopticon;

.Fi 2 is a view showing the means for carrying the reproducer, and the ineans for engaging the needle withand disengaging the same from a phonograph record; a

Fig. 3 is ,a fra v entary right hand side elevation of the p onograph; y

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary endelevation of the mechanism for rotating the record carrier;

Fig; 5. is asectional elevation of the mechanism for actuating the contact, arm which controls the stereopticon;

Figs. 6 and 7 are detail views of the arms for stopping the feeding movement of the record carrier; v V

FigrS is a detail view of one of the stops on the record carrier Fi 9 is an end view showing a slightly modi ed form of a controller drum;

Fig. 10 is a sectional detail on line '-20 of Fig. 9; V

Fig. 11 is a sectional detail on line 21-21 of Fig.9;

Fig. 12 is an elevation showing the controller plate ada ted to be fitted to the controller drum of ig. 9;

Fig.13 shows in elevation a fragmentary. portion of the controller drum with the \voiys adapted to receive the controller plate;

ig. 14 is a fragmentary elevation showin a special circuit controller member at apted to be fastened upon a controller plate.

Fig}? is .a fragmentary elevation showing a modified form of controller device adapted for the selective playing of records and exhibition of picture slides to illustrate the same;

Fig. 15 is a view in elevation partly broken-away in section of a e linder record holder with provision for gra noted endwise adjustment to bring it into synchronism with the stcreopticon controller plates 3 Fig. 16 is a fragmentary dia rnmmatic elevation showing one form 0 mechanically operated means for controlling the stereoptn con circuit to keepit in timed relation with the operation of the talkin machine;

Fig. 17 is a plan view 0 the mechanism shown in F ig. l6;

Fig. 18 is a diagrammatic elevation showing another form of mechanically operated means for controlling -the movement of the stereopticon;

Figs. 19 and 20.showin frontand edge rlevatioir respectively a controller ,platc adapted for use with the mechanism in Fig. .18;

Fig. 21 shows in front elevation still anotherform ofmechanical controlling means operated by the talking machine for governing operation of the stereopticon;

elevation respectively still another form of means for controlling the operation of the stereopticon to keep it in timed relation with the phonograph;

Figs. 26 and 27 show in side and front elevation a modification of the mechanism of Fig.

ig. 28 is a diagrammatic elevation showing a coin controlled means for setting the stereopticon and the phonograph simultaneously in operation;

r Fig. 29 is a similar side elevation showing the operating parts of Fig. 28;

Fig. 30 is a central vertical section through the stereopticon drum showing a hand operating means therefor.

I F1 31 is a side'elevation showin a modified rm of stereopticon adapte for the selective exhibition of ictures, a fragmem tar portion of a controller therefor adapted to e connected to a talking machine being also shown;

Fig. 32 is a perspective showing parts aFssocglfcd with the stercopticon drum of ig.. 33 is a. sectional detail further illustrating the stereopticon drum of Fig. 31;

Fig. 34 is an elevation partly broken away showing a modified form of mechanism for rotating the record carrier, being adapted to he used alternatively with the form shown in Fig. 4; and

Fig. 35 is a transverse view in section and elevation of the operating mechanism shown in Fig. 34.

I In applying my invention to the cylinder record type 0 talkin machine, I preferably, though not nccessari employ a machine of the tvpe. shown in atent No. 948,675 as statcd,to which reference is made for a more complete disclosure of the details of such talking machine. The talking machine V of this type comprisesa housing or casing having a main or drivin shaft 42" and a supporting plate '3'. The plate 43" is provided with a plurality of horizontally disposed shafts or rods 41, which are threaded into the )late43 near the edge thereof, and provided with a shoulder 45". The horizontally disposed shafts or rods 44, preferably twelve 'in number, are each provided with a rotatably mounted phonographic record holder adapted to hold a record 51 firmly in position thereon. The record holders 52" are each provided with a IlIOVflbIB rin 58" having a flange adapted to engage tie onteredge or surface of a record 51". The smaller ends of the record holders 52' are provided with three openings l pass a-cro .each of Which is ada and which inturn is rigidly secured to one tally disposed shaft 78 of the upper end plates 74" of a reproducer supporting frame C. The sleeve 72-is held from slipping oflz' the shaft 73 by means of a collar 75, which is secured thereto by means of a set screw or the like. The sleeve 72 is further provided with a second belt wheel 76, preferably integral with the belt wheel 71,v over which runs the belt 77, which atits lower end is adapted to run over the belt wheel 26, which latter wheel 26 is adapted to be rotated by a suitable motor. Thevertically disposed arm 68 is secured at its lowermost end to one end of horizonjournaled'inthe hearings or brackets 79". The opposite end of the shaft 78 is provided with a depending arm 80, having its lower end ada engage and beactuated by means 0 a cam 30 for automatically disengagin the plate 65 from the end of the record older 52 after the record carried thereby has been "pled..

he shaft 78 is rotated by means'of a 8 r. y coiled spring 82 and a horizontally ad usthis collar 83, the object of the sprin 82 being to allow the center of the sha 66 to easily and readil adjust itself with the eenter ofthirecor holders 52, owing to the Hot that some of the record holders 52 arca t at times to be out of alinement with fthe s aft 66, and unlessthe shaft could readily adjust itself the lugs 64 of the plate 65 could not enter the openings in the outer end of the'record holders for revolving the same;

A wheel 85 is provided on a shaft directly below the shaft 42, and said wheel has an arm 86 pivotally connected to the inner face thereof. The lower end of the 7 arm 86 is connected with a 'coil spring 88,

the op osite end of which'is connected or secure toa pin 89. This spring 88 normally holds the lower end of theatre 86 inengagement with the shaft under the shaft 42. .The upper end of the arm 86 is adapted to engage one of the loosely inounted collars 48 at each revolution of the wheel 85.- Q

Secured adjacent to the outer face of the wheel 85 is a cam 90, which is adapted to actuate an. operating lever 92. The rear ml of the lever 92 is connectcdtoa coil wring 90. The front end of the lever 92 running paralle ted to is connected to an arm 98.-by means of a in the end plate 7 1 of the reproducer supporting frame C. The shaft 100 has connected with itfiby means of pins ,101 and therewith, a rod 102, which rod is suitably spaced from the shaft 100. The rod 102 is adapted to actuate the reproducer supporting element about to be described Rigi'dly secured to the end lates 7-1 of the frame C, is a pair of space supportin guide rods 103 and 104 located in veiticzil alinement. These rods pass through suitably spaced and vertically disposed bars 105 adapted to act as a reprodueer supportin carriage. Loosely mounted u on each m 104 between the two upright ars 105 .is a carriage 106 having the rearwardly projecting pin 107 upon which is rotatab y mounted a collar which is adapted to enga e a rod 102" when the carriage block 106 is in the dotted line position shown in Fig. 2. \Vhen the carriage block 106 is in the position shown in full lines, the phonograph is in the act of playing a record, and it will be observed that the threaded plate 109, which is suitably secured to a spring arm 110 carried by the block 106, ism engagement with the finely threaded rod 111 10111- naled in the end plate 74 of the frame C.

Rigidly secured between the carriage bars or arms 105 and a suitable distance above the carriage block 106, is an arm 112 having an opening 113 therein. Integral with the arm 112 and extending upwardly therefrom, is an arm 114 havin an outwardly projecting car 115 provide with an opening 116. Adapted to be loosely held within the openings 113, and 116, is a vertically disposed rod 117, which is 'ada ted to rest upon the top of the carriage b ock 106.

Adjustably secured to the upper ends of the carriage bars or arms 105 is the repro rovided end 122 of the arm 120 causing said arm to automatically disengage the needle from the reeor 51 immediately after the same has been played in order to allowthe reproducer supporting carriage totravel to the starting point without allowing the needle to engage the record.

The upper end .of'

The carr age block 106 is provided with i an arm -\vhich carries a pivoted disk 131 adapted to engage a worm shaft 133,

- enables a party to turn the record wheel D in the direction to bring the numbers of the record which is desired to be played in alinement with the pointer 178.

Mounted upon the shaft 100, see Fig. 18,

' is an arm300 having a pin 309 adapted to engage an arm 301, which is pivotally mounted at one end in a bracket 302, on a slidin rack 303. The other end of the am 301 15 provided with a pair of bridging contact members 304, 305 which are adapted to coiiperate with contact blocks 306, 307 mounted on blocks of insulation 308 carried by a polygonal carrier 310 on the shaft 42. The rack 303 meshes with a gear 312, carrying a gear 313 which meshes with holder is also fastened a sliding a car 314, and the lattermeshes with a sli able rack 315. The rack 315 has secured at 316 one end of a rod 318..

The rod 318 is connected to, the reproducer holder 105 and to the re reducer or 320 having a finger 321. This finger is adapted to on age an arm 322, which-is connected by a lin 324 to one end of a bell crank lever 325, the other arm of which lever is con-' nected to a link rod or bar 326. The bar 326 is connected at one end to a block 328 which is slidably mounted in a groove formed in a support 330. A spring 332 is connected to the block 328 and tends normally to restore said block and the connected parts to their original position. A vpawl 334 is pirotally mounted on the block 328 and is pressed into engagement with a ratchet wheel 336 by a spring- 337. 'When the rod 326 is operated, the wheel 336 is moved around ste ilby. step the action of said pawl, and wit it the di 3.40 which is 'also mounted on the shaft 42. To provide means whereby the record carrier of this multiple record cylinder talking machine may be turned asmuchas a complete revolution at onceso that a sin 1e record may be automaticalI 'repeated i desired, I may provide in p ace of the described means for rotatin the shaft 42 and said carrier that shown in Figs. 34 and 35. In this form the bar 326 is connected to move a slide block 328 which like the block 328 is acted on by a tension spring 332. The block 328! has at its top a rack 328 engaging with a pinion 328 mounted to rotate on the shaft 42,'and

is held from endwise movement thereon. To

332 under tension for turning the she tact stri this pinion is fixed a radial arm 328 which bears a pawl 328' engageable with a ratchet wheel 336" fixed on the shaft 42. In this form when the reproducer is .returning to playing position at the starting of a record, the arm 326 is moved out to set the spring t 42 as required. This is done as follows: As the arm 326 is moved out, this moves the rack 328 drawing out the spring 332 and placing it under tension. In this movement the pinion 328 and the pawl 328 are operated anti-clockwise as seen in Fig. 34, the pawl 328' slippjing back over the teeth of the wheel 336". {mu the termination of this outward movement of the arm 326 and as the tension spring 332 is at its maximum tension and is released as described, the awl 328 will opcratively engage the teeth 0 the wheel 336" exertin a turning force on the shaft 42, which W] l -t urn the record carrier 0. complete revolution unless sooner stopped by the stop mechanism described. A series of stops 342 are mounted circumferentially' on the disk 340, and-they are adapted to cooperate with a pair of arms 344, 345 carried by a shaft 346. This shaft is operated by an arm 348 fast thereon, said arm being connected to a spring 350 by which it is held against a sto 351. The arm 348 is moved by the end 0 the rod 320 as the reproducer reaches the end of its movement on each cylinder. The arms 344, 345, coiiperate alternately with the stops 342 constituting an escapement device permitting the disk 340 to move a prearranged distance each timethe arm 348 is swung as the playing of a record is completed.

As the connected bridging contact fingers '304, 305, are moved bythcircarricrarm301 over the contact strips 300, 307, the picture exhibiting mechanism is controlled in a man nor hereinafter to be described. the contact strip 306 having lateral contact portions 292 similar to the projections 292. In this form of the invention the gears 312, 314, serve to-gniiltiply the movement of the reproducer carriage in the traverse of the mm 301 bearing the contacts 304, 305 so that said contacts traverse the entire width of the'con'tact strips as a result of the reciprocation of'the reproducer carriage. At 352 I show a supplemental lateral contact picce adapted to be selectively applied to the con- 306 to cause an auxilia operation of t e picture mechanism, whi e at 353 I show an insulating piece adapted to cover one ofihe lateral contact projections 292' and render it inoperative. At 354 a series of grnduations on the contact carrying member are shown adapting said member to be adjusted endwisc with reference to a fixed point on the drum so that the relation of the contact member with the rest of the apparatus and. with the talking machine renaled at 303 and having a. multiplicity 'of spaced apart radial slide ways 304 to hold picture 5 des that are adapted to he projected downward when in lowermost position into the range'of light projecting mechanisin 305. This drum is equi ped with a large ratchet wheel 306 en gagea ble by a pivoted pawl 307 on the end of a lever 308 having at its other end. a beak engageable by a cam 309 driven by a gearing 310 operated by a suitable motor (not shown) but adapted to create the constant tension andtendency to operate on said gearing. The ring310 also operates a projection 311 a apted to swing another lever 312'that is ada ted to movethe picture slided similarly escribed in said patent. -1 preferably provide means whereby the stereopticon slide magazinedrum 302 may be operated by hand when desired and for this )urpose I show its shaft 303 as equipped wit a s uared end 318 engageable by a wrench soc at 319 at the end of a shaft 320 slidably fitted in the frame work and equipped with a handle. A s'the shaft 320 is slid lengthwise to cause its.

wrench socket 319 to engage the shaft end 318 a cord in connection 312 acting on a bar 322 is adapted to lift the picture slide 323 which may be then lowered out of the drum,

back thereinto. The circuit from the conthe tact stri s 306, 307 on the several insulating bloc s 308 is transmitted from suitable brush terminals 355 to a circuit including a magnet 356 which is adapted to act on an armature 357v on a vertically swin 'ng arm which has pivoted at its outer en a catch 358 adapted to engage under a hook 359 on a lever arm 360 tat has '8. depending stop member 361 adapted to control the movement of the stereopticon in causing a single .operation thereof. The arm bearm catch 358 has thereon a bump 362- engageab e by a pin 363 and heldthereagainst by a sprm et-356 is energize in the -'o eration of t e circuit controller connect withthetalking machine, the

catch 358 will be moved downward and en-,

gaged under thehooki359 lifting the sto arm 361; thereupon the hump 36-2 wi l swin 'the catch 358 out of engagement with 00k 35-9 and the stop 361 will again descend in position to permit only a single operation of the stereopticon. Instead of t e regular contact strips with the spaced contact projections 292', I may employ at one or more contact stations on said controller a dun'u'ngr 365to be presently further described, and -a second set of brush com 'tacts 366 is arranged to complete the Cl!- cuitwhen this dummyis engaged thereby. The brush terminals 366 lead.to a circuit including a magnet 367 which is arranged to attract an armature 368 at the outer portion of the arm 360. Thus when such dummy reaches position to complete the circuit throu hthc brush contacts 366, the ma net-367 Wlll draw u the-stop361 and ho d it u'p permitting tie stereopticon to continue to-move until it completes a prearranged portion of a cycle of movement. As this occurs a projection 369 turning with the stereopticon magazine drum presses togcther the contacts 370 that are normally sprin held apart'and this completes a circuit t irough a niagnet371 attracting-an arbe used with any desired number of talking machine records, up to its full capacity, and when it is not working at its full capacity as the dummy at the end is encountered the stereopticon which will be filled to a degree corresponding to the talking machine, will also be automatically reset to startingposition agairt The extension 303" of the rack bar which carriesthe brush arm 301 is alsb equipped with a pit-oted'dog 375 yieldahlc onthe forward movement but adapted to enage on the return movement a rearward inclined portion 376 of the catch dog 373 to move it backagainst the action of. its spring 377 to position where it-will hold the contacts 374 together again thus resetting the parts as shown for further operation. In

Figs. 9 to 13 I show in further detail and in slightly modified form the controller drum bearing the contact strips for verning the stereo ticdn. In this form t e drum 378 itself as spaced apar'tthereon about its periphery the holders-379 for the insulating blocks 380 which bear the contact strips,

these'hlocks being fitted to undercut grooves of said holders with followers 381 adjustable up from one side to clampsaid blocks in place. The coritact strips 382 are fixed to and extend across the outer sides of these insulating blocks and one end thereof is turned down around an end of the block underneath 'the same as seen-at 383, these inturned ends underneath the blocks being held pressed against contact strips 384 extending in at the bottom of the recesses in holders 379 and connecting through leads 385 with contact rings 386 a. engaged by brushes 387 which are associated with the brush terminals 355. as described. The dumm 865 is adapted to be fastened to a contro ler member 380 at one end thereof and it has contact strips 388 connected by, leads 389 with contact rings 390, these rings being engageable by contact brushes 391 associated with the contact terminals 366 described; In Fi 15 I show means ermittin' limited ad ustment of the c lin er reco of. the talkin machine en wise to fa cilitate bringing t e record and the ster'e'opticon more exactly into register. For this purpose the record 392 is fitted'ona holder 393 with a ring flange 394 drawn thereagainst at one end by a spring 395.. At its at er end the record is engaged by a ring flange 396 which is adjustable along the outer portion of the holder to a series of determinate points as indicated by the duations 397. 'A set scmw398 is provi ed so that this rin may beset in an adjusted position. It wi i be understood tliat the spring 395 has a range of action adapted" to press the ring 394 "against one end of the record to hold it clamped against the ring 396 at its other end throughout the range of adjustment of said ring 396. This adjustment of the record may be used either by itself or in conjunction with the adjustment of: the contact strips provided for by the aduations 354, and by this means the ex'ibition of pictures and the operation of the talking machine ma be brought into close synchronism. In F1gs. 16 and 17 I'show a construction whereby the controller actuated by the talking machine for governing the circuit that controls the stereopticon is of a mechanical form. In this formthephonograph reprodueer cirrri indicated at 399 and fed b the screw 4 has an'arm 401 bearing arac 402 engageable with a gear segment formed on a swinging arm'403. The swingin hrm 463 is journaled on a shaft axis 404 an bears a pivoted pawl 405 on ageablei with a, ratchetwheel 406 havingjrigid therewith a disk plate 407 also journaled on the.

shaft 404. The disk plate 407 hes-pivotally fixed to one side thereof at spaced apart points about its circumference a series of contact fingers 408. A number of indexes as seen, at 409 may be arranged adjacent the respective ones of these fingers so that they may-be identified and selective ones thereof turned outward to operative position while others are turned inward to inoperative position suitable springs 410 being arranged to hold these fingers either operative'or inoperative as they may be set to cooperate with any particular talking machine record. The outwardly projecting ones of these fingers are adapted to press together contacts 411 "certain selective ones of the fingers 408 may bequickly ad'usted outward to operative position, as in icated for proper illustration of the subject matter of sairlrecords by a corresponding series of plied to the stereopticon. In Figs. 18 to 20:1 show another form of the invention wherein a mechanical form of controller for the, stereopticom circuit is connected with the talkin machine. In this case the reproducer eed screw of theitalkin machine is indicated at 413 and this, throng suitable intermediate gearing 414, shaft 415, and miter gears 416 is connected to-opcrate a drum 417; To the. periphery of this drum are detachably fixed as byscrcws 419 a scries'of plates 418. Each of'these plates bearsa series of projections 420 adapted to engage with a beveled beak 421 of a spring contact member 422 and thus complete a circuit 42%: which may control the stereopticon b passing through a magnet such as magnet 3 6. In this form of the invention it is contemplated that each of the plates 418 shall have operative projections 420 preferably corresponding in number and arrangement to the requirements for illustrating one talkin machine record. -Thus difl'erent plates 41% may be selectively employed on the controllerdrum, and readily changed as different series of talking machine records and series of pictures are to be handled by the machine. InFigs 21 to 24 I show still another form where a mechanical form of controller is employed. In this form a drum 424 is connected by gearin 425 with the reproducer feed screw 426. nthis drum is mounted a spiral flange 427 extending throughout its length and having bracket fingers 428 de .tachably clamped to a led e 429 thereof as ictures to be su-pby screws 430. The spira flanged rib 427 has indicator markings along the length thereof as seen at 431 and the projections 428: may be adjustably clamped along the extent of said spiral rib as indicated by said indicator marks to properly position them for cooperation with a given series of talking machine records. The projections 428 are engaged by a beveled head 432 on a spring arm to press together contacts 433 and complete a circuit which may govern the stereoptioon as in the previously described forms. The head 432 and the contacts 433 are carried by an arm 434 which is connected to be fed along with the reproducer carriage and it will be understood that the pitch of the spiral 427 is made to correspond with this feed movement. I preferably promodification of the controller mechanism these belt sections is adapted to arm i t. is permitted to swing t vide means whereby the beveled head 432 may be lifted out of operative relation with the projections 4:28 and for this purpose it is carried directly by a slide plate 436 on the arm 434 which is normally held yieldingly downward against a stop 437 bya sprin 438 but capable of being lifted to .dotter line position as shown by rods 439, where it is'out of the range of projections 428. In Figs. 24 and :25 I show a further wherein-a belt 440 made up of a series of sections detachably jointed as seen at 441 passes around spaced apart drums 442, 443,

the latter of these having sprocket ins 444 engaging sprocket recesses 445' at t esidesof .said belt. The drum 443' is driven by gearing 446 connected with the talking machine mechanism, being preferably. geared to the reproducer screw. Each of the sections 447 of said belt has a series of perforations 448 thercthroughvarying in the different sections accordin to the phonograph record COII'BSPOHdlIlg t ereto, it being understood that the perforations in each of vern the showing of pictures for aparticu ar phonograph record or selected part of a record. An arm 449 pivoted at 450 is held ressed against said belt by a spring 451 an in the line of the perforations 448. Whenever one of these perforations comes opposite. said ereinto un der the action of the spring 451 and this closes'thc contacts 452 in a circuit 453 which may control the stereopticon as before described. It will be understood that the-belt 4-40, or sections thereof may be exchan ed for other belts or belt sections at will as ictated by the requirements of the 1110mgraph records and pictures to be ex ibited therewith. In Figs. :26 and 27 I show a form similar to that just described exce t that the belt itself constitutes a part" of t e circuit controlling means. In this form a belt 4-10 is made of jointed sections like the belt 440 and is mounted and driven in a similar manner. This bull; also has perforations 448' similar to the perforations 448. In this form the belt 440' is however made of insulating material and the drum 4-43 over which it passes has an electrical conductor connected with the circuit controlling the stereopticon by a brush 454. The other terminal of said circuit leads to a spring pressed contact finger 455 mounted in position. to engage with the contact drum 443' by passing through the perforations 448 as they come opposite thereto. thus controlling the stereopticon circuit as in the previously described forms. In Figs. 28 and 29 I show means whereby a coin controlled ried thereby into engagement with a coiipcrating contact 463 of acircuit 464, this ac 1310]! being against the tension of a spring 465 normally holding these contacts apart.

The closing of circuit 464 may supply energy to the motor 465 of the talking machine and to the motor 466 of the'stereopticon, and also to the light 467 of the stereopticon.

In accordance with my invention special means may be provided whereby one or more of the-eight records for-which the cylinder type of machine as shown is adapted may be selected to be automatically played and illustrated successively without playing the others. Thus'the machine may be loaded w th a full note of records and picture shdes'and on y a selective number such as say four of the eight records may be la 'ed and automatically illustratedif desires, t us mel ing the machine more adaptable to varied uses. -For this urpose I mount on the controller holder 3% a metallic finger 468 as seenin Fig. 14', this bein pivoted to the holder at 469 and adapted to e swung around to operative position adjacentthe end of the controller to contact with the StllE 382, and being capable of being swung bac to inoperative position as seen in dotted lines. Referring to Figs.- 31-33 the slide holding drum 302 has pivoted thereto as seen at 471 a series 'of curved plate members 470 shown as eight in number corresponding to the number of records the talking machine is adapted to handle. The members 470 are formed as a series of arcuate plates carried by swinging arms 472 and these plates together extend entirely around the circumference of the slide holder drum dividing it into equal parts. These members are capable of being swung down to operative position where they engage the slides ,S to hold them from movin out of the drum and they may also be in ividually swung back out of operative osition as seen in dotted lines in Fig. 33, ing held in either position by 'a presser spring 473 engaging a flat surface thereof opposite the pivot471. To ermit the swinging back of most or all of tie members 3 to inoperative position as described, the pivots 471 therefor are shown as staggered. 2'. 6., at different distances from the center so that the several members when swung back will not overlap. The members 470 are equipped with rearward extensions 474 that are adapted to close a pair of nor- 130 mally open contacts 475 while such member 470 is passing the same. These contacts 475,

are in a circuit 476 of magnet 367 and a closure of these contacts will thcrefore cause the attraction of the armature 36 8 lifting the stop member 361* and permitting the slide holder drum to be turned until such member 70. is out of o )erative range. It will be understoodthat t 1e present arrangement is for use where an equal number of picture slides are provided to correspond with each record, 2'. e... if ten slides were provided for each record and the stercoptlcon were adapted to receive eightyvslides, then each member 470 would cover and hold from exhibition ten slides when set in operative position. I

If the machine is fittedavith eight records and if four ofthese are selected for playing and illustration, 6. 9., numbers one, three, four and six, theJirst operation will be to adust the number one record and the slides to illustrate the same; then as record number two is to be skipped, the finger 468 on the controller holder for-record number one is set out in operative position and likewise the corresponding fingers on the controller holders for. records number four and six. Since records number two, five seven and eight are not to be played and hence the pictures for these records should be ski pped automatically, this may be done by turning down into operative position the members 470 oorres ndin to the records not to be played. or skipping certain records as noted, the members 342 of the talking machine corresponding to the skipped records must be moved to inoperative position; this allowing the records to turn past the playing position 'in the manner already described.

he first record and the stereopticon being properly set and the machine started, the first contact of the controller member is made by a finger 292 and at the point of breaking this contact, the magnet 356 causes thestero plticon to move the extent of one slide this ringing the first picture into displaying position; the other nine contacts are then made. successively andthe nine p etures dis layed, The last'pictu-re being dlsplayed, t 0 contact brush 304 moves along and at about the end of its movement it engages the special contact fin or 468, see Fig.

4, and the ma ated and the. side carrier moved another ste This would normally place the first sli e of the second record in display position,'but since the member 470 corresponding to the record number two has not been set in slot opening position the slldes for record number two will all be held from displa The members 470 as explained not only t us hold the picture slides from moving out to di lay position, but the rearward extensions 47 thereof by closing the circu t 7 provide for skipping two reoor et 356 is t us again oper- 476 as soon as the advance and of such member reaches the display position, permits the stereopticon slide holder to continue to turn until all the slides so held up are moved past the displaying slot. The rearward extensions 474 of the members lTtl are formed so as tolcausc the stcreopticon to be stopped at a pointwhere the last slide is above the displaying slot so that the next move of the stcrcopticon will bring the first slide of the next record. a. g., record number three i'nto displaying position. For this purpose such rearward extension is cut away at its corner opposite the last slide covered thereby as soon at 477 to an extent about "equalto the space of one slide in the stcreopticon. Thus when this cut away portion is reached, the circuit to magnet 36'? is opened and the stercopticon comes to a stop with the last slide covered by such member 470 over the displaying slot. By this time the third record is in playing position .and the contact brush moves along and engages the first contact of record number three; this operates the magnet 356 which is in another circuit and the arm 357 operates the arm 358, ongaging the member 359 to operate the storeopticon when the circuit is broken, the arm 35? being released in the manner already doseribed. Thus records number three and four are played and illustrated in order, and when the last contact of the controller for record number four has been made and the last slide is in displaying position, the contact brush moving along will make contact with the special finger 468 on the controller for record four again operating the magnet 357 as described. This in the manner as already described causes the slides for record number five to be skipped and in like manner record number six will bedplayed To 5 and slides where one record immediately follows the other, I provide means whereby. the cut out portion 477 of the member 470 is automatically filled by the positionin of another member 470 adjacent thereto. orthis purpose a filler. piece 478 is mounted on a spring 479 fixed -0n the member 470, this spring normally holding said filler piece back out of operative position as seen in Fig. 41. This filler piece has its back formed with a beveled face 480, and each'member 4.70 is formed at its opposite end with a clip piece 481 adapted as said member is swung down to operative position to engage the inclined face 480' ofthe filler piece on an adjacent member 470, if such member be also down in operative ition, thus pressing said filler piece out flush with the rest of the member 470, and continuing the extension 47410 the end of the member 470, thus keeping the cinouit 476 closed to continue the turning of the slide holder drum as described to cause the pictures of the two slides in succession to be skipped. It will be understood'that in this way a continuous bar .ex-

tension 474 may be formed to cause any desired plurality of the series of slides correspondmg'to the several records to be skipped at will. It will be understood that the selected records 9? to be played and illustrated may be automatically repeated 'over and over. r

It will be understood that in the controller showp-in Fi 18, 21, 25 and 27, it isintcndild that t 1e operating mechanism for the talkin machine reproducer will be of such t pe thatthe reproducer will be in exactly t e same relation to its operating mechanism at all times during an operation, and that the operative parts of the controllers will be in exactly the same relation to the talking marhineie'eproducer at all times during an operation. j

No'means has been shown, to shut the light oil from the picture screen while the slides in the automatic stereopticon are changing, as this is not new in the art, and can be done in many ways; it needs only be here mentioned that means can be applied to thestereopticon if desired so that the light will be shut off from the screen justbefore a slide is to be changed and remain cut off from the screen until the nextpicture slide is in displaying position in the stereopticon, then the light will be allowed to fall on the screen and a new picture will there appear.

The opposite result may also be obtained if desired, wherein the light is not shut off from the screen, even at times when] the stereopticon is moving through a portion in which there are slides to be skipped; the

light on the curtain mightbe desired as a means of indicating that more pictures were to be shown.

I am aware that the invention. as to its several features may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the essential attributes thereof and also that certain of said features maybe advantageously used apart from others. I therefore desire the present embodiment to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive referring to the appended claims rather than to the foregoing description to indicate the M of of the invention. aving described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. Apparatus of the kind described, com

prising mechanism. for presenting in automatic succession the contents of a plurality of talking machine records, mechanism for projectingin automatic succession a series ictures to illustrate such records, said mec anisms being adapted for continuous repeated operation, and controlling means operated by one of said mechanisms for governing the other of said mechanisms so that it operates in timed relation to the first named mechanism.

2. Apparatus of the kind described, com

prising a talking machine equipped with mechanism for presenting in automatic sue- QCBSSlDl'l the contents of a plurality of records, mechanism for projecting in automatic succession a series of pictures toillustrate such records, said mechanisms being adapted for continuous repeated operation, and controlling means operated by said talking machine for governing the presentation of pietures by said picture projecting mechanism.

3. Apparatus of the kind described, comprising a talking machine formed and adapted to present in automatic succession I the contents of a plurality of records, a. pic ture projecting machine formed and adapted t0 present a plurality of slides in automatic succession to illustrate such records, said mechanisms being adapted .for continuous repeated operation, and a series o'fcontroller members each corresponding to areeord of ,said talkingmachine and, connected to be ,actuated by said talking machine adapted to goycrn the presentation of pictures by said picture pro ectingmeans'to cause the pictures ,to be presented in timed relation to the operation ofthe talkin machines 4. Apparatus of the kin described, comprising a talking machine equipped with mechanism for presentingin automaticsuccession the contents of a. plurality of records,

mechanism for projecting in automatic sucsession a' series of pictures to illustrate said records, said mechanisms beingadapted for continuous repeated operation, a controller mechanism connected to be actuated with said talking machine and an electric circuit under the control of said controller arranged to govern the operation-of said-picture projcctixf mechanism.

paratu's of the kind described, comprising atalking machine equipped with mechanism for presenting in automatic succession the contents ofa plurality of records rarinble as to number, mechanism for proectiug in automatic succession a series of pictures to illustrate such records also variable assto number, a controller mechanism connected to beactuated by said talking machine with elements selectively variable according to the records and dpictures being handled, and means governs by said controller mechanism for controlling the operation of said picture projecting mechamsm.

6. Apparatus of the kind described, comprising a talking machine equipped with mechanism for presenting in automatic succession the contents of a plurality of records variable as to number, and for automati mes , prising said talki j cession the contents of a and a controller mechanism which is ad justable for causing said talking machine and said picture projecting mechanism to operate in timed relation.

7. Apparatus of the kind described, coma talking machine equipped with mechanism for presenting in automatic succession the contents of a plurality of records having provision for automatic repeating when either fully or partly loaded with" records at will, mechanism for projecting in automatic succession in series of ictures to illustrate such records, ada te' to hold either a full complement or a esser number, and controller mechanism arranged to cause machine and said picture projectin m tion or an indefinite riod.

8. Apparatus of the find described, comprising a talking machine equipped with mechanism for presenting in automatic sucseries of records, a rproducer carriage mounted and movable to engage the respcctive recbrds, a picture projeci chine -ndarpted to handle a series of pictures, a; controllenibperatedlby" said .talking machine for governing-.thdop picture projecting machine eration of said and a brush carrier coiiperati e with, sai controller connected to be moved by the operation of said reproducer carriage with a multi lied movement. a

prising a mtdtip'le record talking machine" adapted for repeated operation, a multi le picture -slide stereopticon, and control or mechanism constructed and arranged to cause said stereoptioon to o 'erate in timed relation tcsaid talking ine for the automatic and repeated presentation of a series gatalking machine records and picture 10. Apparatus of the kind described, oomprisinga multiple record talking machine, a multip 0 picture slidestereopticon, control ler mechanism email-ruched and arranged to cause saidstereopticon to o crate in timed relation to said talking ma ine for the automatic-presentation of a series of talking machine; records and means associated with said controller mechanism foc causing the presentation of said series ofimecords and pictum slides to be repeated automatically, at will. a

11. Apparatus of the kind described, comprising a. multiple record talking machine adaptedj-to'pressnfii n automatic-succession means associated with said controller mechanism for causing the presentation of said series of records and picture slides to be repeated automatically, at will. i

12. Apparatus of the kind described, comtroller mechanism for causing said stereopticon to display a series of pictures in timed .rela'tioneto the operation of said talking maanism to operate in timed relachine, said mntroller mechanism havingp crating connections for moving the same in timed relation with the talking machine. re-

producer carriage but at a relatively accelerated rate.

13. Apparatus of the kind described, comprising-1a multiple record talking machine, a multiple picture slide stereopticon, and controller mechanism for causing said stere- 'opticon to display a series of pictures in timed relation -10 the operation of said talking machine, said controller mechanism having speed-up connection 'to the talking machine reproducer carriage for moving it at-a higher rate than said carriage.

14. Apparatus of the kind described, comprising a multiple record .taIking'machine a multiple picture slide--'-sbereopticon,;controller mechanism to display aseries of pictures in tim rela tion to the operation of said talking machine, and means admitting of the automatic playing of several records, selected from the tho'produotion of icture slides, and

fioulp m theitalking nachine and illustratmg the same. a

15.,Apparatus of the kind described, comprisingu. multiple record talking machine, a. multiple picture slide ste ticon, con- .troller mechanism for causing sal 'stereopticon to exhibit pictures in timed relation with the operation of the talking machine to illustrate the successive records thereof, and means for causing automatic repetition of a series of records and pictures to illustrate the same, said means having associated therewith mechanism permitting such repeated operation with the apparat-us either wholly or partly filled with records and picture slides, at will.

16. Apparatus of the kind described, comprising a multiple record talking machine, a multiple picture slide stereopticon, controller mechanism for governing the operation of said stereopticon to cause it to display series of pictures in timed relation to the presentation of the contents of the several records in said talking machine, means for causing the automatic repetition of said talking machine, and said stereoptieon. and means for rendering said stereopticon manually operable, and manually operating the same at will.

17. Apparatus of the kind described, comprising mechanism for the automatic presenfor causing said stereo ti'con 1,a1a,a14 Q 11 tation of the contents of a, plurality of talk- In testimony whereof, -I have signed my ing machine records, mec'lii nism for the auname to this specification, in the presence of toma-tic successive presentation of a series-of two, subscribing witnesses.

pictures to illustrate such records, and 0011- J OHN L. BOYLE. trolling means adapted to cause the syn- Wit-n:

chronous and repeated operation of said B. J. Norm,

mechanisms. H. B. Dam. 

